Friday, September 16, 2011

Remembering 9/11

Last Sunday marked the 10th anniversary of an event that
forever changed the history of our great nation. Many of us remember what we
were doing that day 10 years ago as we witnessed the horror of the terrorist
attacks on our own soil.

Last month the mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg,
decided not to include clergy in the 10th anniversary remembrance of the 9/11.
This reminds me of the verses in Ecclesiastes
9:13-18 where no one remembered the wise man who delivered the city.

“But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor
man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heard” Ecclesiastes 9:16.

Fernando Cabrera, a pastor and New York City council member,
made a statement to the Wall Street Journal of the response of clergy to the
attacks, "This is one of the pillars that carried us through. They were
the spiritual and emotional backbone, and when you have a situation where
people are trying to find meaning, where something is bigger than them, when
you have a crisis of this level, they often look to the clergy."

Spend a few moments today remembering the lives that were
taken and those heroes who risked it all to save others. And let’s continue to
pray for our leaders, our soldiers, our country, and our enemies!